2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

2010 Turkish GP3 round
Round details
	Round 2 of 8 rounds in the ; 2010 GP3 Series
	; Istanbul Park
Location	Istanbul Park ; Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	29 May 2010
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Nigel Melker
Time	1:46.361
Podium
First	Esteban Gutiérrez
Second	James Jakes
Third	Felipe Guimarães
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez
Time	1:47:305 (on lap 9)
Race 2
Date	30 May 2010
Laps	15
Podium
First	Rio Haryanto
Second	Miki Monrás
Third	Alexander Rossi
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez
Time	1:47:511 (on lap 5)

Last updated July 17, 2025

The 2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on May 29 and May 30, 2010, at the Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the second race of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time	Grid
1	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:46.361	1
2	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	1:46.599	2
3	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	1:46.728	3
4	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	1:46.823	4
5	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	1:46.900	5
6	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	1:46.931	6
7	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	1:46.987	7
8	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	1:47.074	8
9	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	1:47.111	9
10	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:47.163	10
11	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	1:47.222	11
12	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	1:47.222	12
13	25	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	1:47.226	13
14	28	Jim Pla	Tech 1 Racing	1:47.238	17¹
15	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	1:47.264	14
16	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	1:47.287	19²
17	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	1:47.393	15
18	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1:47.449	16
19	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	1:47.494	18
20	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	1:47.506	20
21	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	1:47.638	21
22	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	1:47.665	22
23	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	1:47.732	26³
24	16	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	1:47.884	23
25	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	1:47.892	24
26	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	1:48.234	25
27	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	1:48.326	27
28	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	1:48.552	28
29	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	1:48.857	30⁴
30	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:49.171	29

Notes

1. ^ – Pablo Sánchez López, Stefano Coletti and Jim Pla received a three-place grid penalty because of ignoring yellow flags. Michael Christensen was penalised for remaining on track after technical problems with car.^[1]

Feature Race

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	15	0:26:56.811	2	11
2	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	15	+10.513	5	8
3	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	15	+16.321	7	6
4	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	15	+19.423	9	5
5	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	15	+22.020	6	4
6	25	Nico Muller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+25.416	13	3
7	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	15	+25.586	12	2
8	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	15	+26.615	16	1
9	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	15	+28.042	18
10	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	15	+29.953	21
11	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	15	+37.592	22
12	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	15	+39.103	20
13	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	15	+41.188	30
14	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	15	+48.641	25
15	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+49.132	14
16	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+49.441	10
17	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	15	+49.765	28
18	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	15	+53.262	15
19	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	15	+56.154	24
20	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+1:08.306	8
21	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	15	+1:12.048	19
22	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	14	+1 lap/DNF	3
23	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+1 lap	1
24	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	13	+2 laps/DNF	26
25	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	13	+2 laps/DNF	11
Ret	16	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	12	Retired	23
Ret	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	9	Retired	29
Ret	28	Jim Pla	Tech 1 Racing	2	Retired	17
Ret	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	2	Retired	27
Ret	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	0	Retired	4

Sprint Race

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	15	0:27:08.058	1	6
2	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	15	+2.206	2	5
3	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	15	+3.981	5	4
4	25	Nico Muller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+5.613	3	3
5	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	15	+6.378	4	2
6	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	15	+8.470	6	1
7	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	15	+8.910	8	1
8	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	15	+10.439	7
9	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	15	+11.361	9
10	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	15	+16.211	22
11	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	15	+22.084	13
12	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	15	+22.791	25
13	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+23.223	20
14	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	15	+24.548	24
15	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+25.335	16
16	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	15	+28.085	21
17	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+29.092	23
18	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+31.600	15
19	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	15	+32.712	29
20	28	Jim Pla	Tech 1 Racing	15	+33.166	28
21	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	15	+43.815	11
22	16	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	15	+44.596	26
23	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	15	+48.772	10
24	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	15	+52.998	18
25	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	15	+1:07.959	14
26	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	14	+1 lap	17
27	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	13	+2 laps	19
Ret	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	12	Retired	12
Ret	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	2	Retired	30
Ret	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1	Retired	27

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Esteban Gutiérrez	22
2	Alexander Rossi	17
3	Robert Wickens	11
4	Pål Varhaug	10
5	James Jakes	8

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	ART Grand Prix	40
2	Jenzer Motorsport	19
3	Status Grand Prix	17
4	Manor Racing	15
5	Carlin	14

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

GP3 Series official web site: Results

References

↑ "Post race penalties for Christensen, Lopez, Coletti and Pla". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2010-05-29. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

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[1] "Post race penalties for Christensen, Lopez, Coletti and Pla". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2010-05-29. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

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